davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-16
NV boz JaCil


One Of the officers OF the post had ten
or dozen large grcyhounds. N,!witll-
standing its size, the greyhound, whcn
alone, is an arrant coward, unless cor.
nercd then it becomes dangerous ou-
tagonist.
Jack was coward, too, but lie knew
by instinct that single greyhound was
even a greater coward than himself and
when one of the hounds would stroll
along by the house, it was ludicrous to
sec the little scamp rush ont Quiyering
with excitement, and barking rs if lie
would eat Mr. Greyhound. Invariably,
the greyhound would turn tail and run;
Jack would follow few steps and then
return with a look in his face which
plainly said, Did you ever see such u
cOwarQT
But one 4 ay Jack was taking walk
with me on the battle-ground down to-
ward the lake, and some distance from
the house. All at once the whole pack
Of hounds, as if urged by one common
impulse to get even with him for the in
dignitics he had hcNpcd upon them
singly, started in body for Jack.
At first he did not notice them, Lut
when he did, instead OF coming to me
for protection, he turned and struck out
for home in the usual manner with his
tail between his legs and with the usual
accompaniment of howis. How lie did
rum lie was running this time for his
life, and he knew it. lie looked like a
tiny yellow spcck as he scampcrcl toward
the house. The pack of hounds keep
ing well together, gained on him at
every jump. Twice l thought they had
him, and half turned away my head, but
no. he doubled on them and fairly flew
in another direction. The hounds could
not turn as quickly rs he could, and fell
over one another in their attempts to do
so. As Jack reached the terrace in
front ofthc quarters, he flew into the
house through the open door, safe! TIC
door was closed by my wilc-who had
been watching the desperate racc-just
as the hounds met in body over boys
straw hat that was lying upon the grass
before the door. In about two seconds
there was nothing left Of that hat; it
was torn into ribbons before they found
out it wasn't jack, after ALI But from
that time, Jack was not Gu speaking
terms with any Of those hounds. st.
| Nicholas.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-16

In Longs life of Gen. Lee an interesting
story of hen is told. A few chickens
were once presented to the general. In
the lot was laying hen whose life was
sparcl. The hen accompanied the army
TO Gettysburg, riding in the baggage
wagon, and after that battle was with
the Conledcratcs for nearly year. At
last the hen grew fat and lazy and one
day the steward, finding his supplies
very low, and knowing that the general
expected a distinguished guest at dinner
killed the hen, and she was served up on
the altar of hospitality. Gen. Lee was
surprised to see 50 fine q fowl set before
him, but he little dreamed that his pet
hen had been slaughtered. When the
hen was missed, however, the steward
had to confess that he had been placed
in position like unto that of the boy
who had to capture the ground hog.
There was company for dinner and no
meat
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-16
OCK, VT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH l6 1887.

with Lily's inscnsiblc form clasp'd
close to his brave heart. lie had saved
her.
Then, still in imminent danger, they
remained clinging to the dismontled
boat, until, assuddenly as it had fallen,
the squall lifted, and a welcome hail
from the shore proclaimed that help was
near at hand.
Lily came to herself at last to find
that John was holding her fast, with her
face close to his own.
In an instant the memory of what had
passed came back to her. She did not
draw away, but raised her lustrous eyes
to his as if to read his inmost thoughts;
the cold check pressed itself closer
against his own, while her arms
wound themselves softly around his
neck.
"John--dear Johnw was ay$he said.
And John knew that vita the greatest
peril the greatest blessing Of his life had
come to him; while Richard Blake, look
ing on with pale, scowling face, COM
pretended clearly that Johns words had
been prophetic when he had said, "Youl'
chance will be gone"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-16

Leading a chorus by electrical ap-
paratus has been tried in Paris. The
current is used in beating time for the
chorus of an opera company while the
singers are behind the scenes. An
electrical baton, hung in a conspicuous
place, is controlled by the foot of the
leader of the orchestra, who has also in
front of him small duplicate, by which
he can see whether his foot is beating cor
rect time. The electrical baton does not
actually move in space, but it presents
the appearance of doing So There are
in fact, two batons occupying different
positions, which on being rovoIvcd by
the action of electromagnetic, present
white and black faces alternately on the
back ground. An optical illusion is
thus produced exactly equivalent to the
movement of single whito baton in
the hands Of leader. 1t is said that
much greater precision is obtained by
this divico than where the time is beaten
for the chorus by second leader behind
thp ernnes
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-16
Cloth Made of Bark,

The method of converting bark into
cloth in the interior of Africa is really an
interesting process, says the Chicago
Tribune. Captain Storms possesses a
strip of common bark, tibrous and woody,
of which all the lower part has been
moistened and beaten until.it has spread
itself out into about two square yards of
tough, leathery, flexible substance, some
thing like a blaeksmtls's apron The
natives do understand kind of coarse,
primitive weaving of the cotton fibre
into a rough, canvas-like texture; but
the bark cloth is the most easily made,
and therefore the most in vogue. - Chi
caao Tribune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-16

We all know that Japan is made up of
a chain of volcanic mountains, which
cover q large portion Of the surface, but
the entire arabic land of the empire is
officially nut at only 11,215, 900 acres
less than one-half the area of the state
of New York-and this is so fertile and
thoroughly cultivated that it feeds
q population Of $1,000, OO0-about that
Of France.
Rice is one of the principal crops, and
of this som, . 900 900 bushels are raised
annually, but am9pr other leading pro-
ducts are wheat, barley, beans, potatoes,
su,ar cane and cotton; and nearly all
aor,cuItura, work is sdcnominatcl "spado
husblndrvn from tbc fact that hand
I,hor i co,cr,l,v uso1 to raise LARGO
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-16
All Mean the Same.

GLOW do You do'' That's English
and American. GLOW do you carry
yourscll2" That's French. Glow do
you stand" That's Italian. GLOW do
YOU find yoursefl" That's German.
GLOW do you fuc1" That's Dutch.
GLOW can you" That's Swedish.
"IIow do you pcrspirc" That's Egypt
tion. How is your stomach1 Have
yon eaten your rlcel' That's Chinese
GLOW do you have yourself" That's
GLOW do you live on" That's Russian.
"NIay thy shadow never be less"
That's Persiau--and all mean much the
same thinu.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-16

The development of sanitary science
has advanced with rapid strides during
the last three decades. Thirty years ago
it scarcely had an existence. Our di-
minishcd rate of mortality is du, to n
greater extent to this cause than to i'm
proved methods Of treatment of diseases.
We put this out, not with the intention
of snecring at tho anxious and too often
thankless work performed by our doc
tors, but to accentuOt, the fact that pre-
vcntive medicine is more powerful and
far reaching in its effects than the en-
dcavor to cope with disease. Not only
is prevention better than cure" but it
is also easier. - Saturday Review,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-16

A phrase often seen in dispatches from
Constontinoplo is thus explained by NJ.
Julliard in his article on Life Beneath
the Crescent in the Cosmopolitan:
The building of the porte, called sub
limc is, or was, kind of long, low
barracks, without style and without
beauty. A fire destroyed part of it three
years ago.
The phrase Sublime porte applied
to both the building and the admins
tration, two things that are important, but
neither the one nor the other is sublime.
This word has, however, very ancient
origin. When the Turks, long before
the conquest, were only hordcs of Tar
tars and nomads, their chiefs or sultons
were in the habit of dispensing justice
at the door of their tent. There the
cadis assembled and heard the com
plant and then the defense. Tho sultan
appeared upon the spot only at the con-
clusion of the trial to get the opinions
of the judges and to render his decision.
To 60 to the porte was for the Turks
the equivalent Of seeking justice at the
hands of the sultan and his counsclors.
As to the pompous cpithct sublime"
coupled with this poor porte, it is one
of those Oriental speeches that the ilattcry
of the weak has bestowed voluntarily upon
the tyranny Of the strong. The Turkish
language abounds in these qualificatiyes
--highncss, excellence, divine, celestial,
sublime--which in our day and in til,
West offend the dignity of those that
receive them, and Of those that bcstow
them, but which one in the East can
freely bcstow upon nigh pcrsouage3
without laughing or making them laugh.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-16

Jocular passenger to matter. of-fact
CONDUCTOR 'Knociing down much to-
d0y2
The conductor modestly but firmly
knocks him down.
Say W;cking himself up n sadder
aud sorcf man Cant you take q joke
| didn't mean anything"
II didn't, either
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-16

The full bench of the Supreme Court
has just sent down rcscript in the case
of }. W. Smith VS.. Wildes ct al. The
plaintiff, blinl man, was walking down
Bromlicld street and fell down a hatch
way left open by defendants. lie brought
suit and recovered damages, The dcien-
dants excepted, but the exceptions have
now been overrulcd on the ground that
it can't BE- laid down as a universal rule
that it would be negligence for blind
man to walk the streets of Boston unat-
tended Boston Traveller.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-16
A Timely Suggestion.

"ITcllo, Rchclcul You don't call on
Miss Dilby any more something up1'
eyes, Arthur l confess it--therc isl
Why, don't you know ] stayed little
late the other night, and dash Inc if she
didn't get up and winl the clockw--
detroit Free Press,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-16
Two Pictures.

With dimpled hands folded on heaving
breast
Sho is lying asleep.
Dreaming Of pleasures and love and gold,
Careless of sorrows that life may hold
With sweet lips smiling in perfect rest,
She is lying asleep.
ii.
With faded hands folded on quiet breast
She is lying asleep.
Pleasures and love and joy all past
Sorrows OF life over at last
With pale lips closed in etornal rest,
She is lying asleep.
--CHAs T. SCOTT in the Current
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-16
An EXnrricncrI l,OOk.

Lady" Have ytu had much expert.
encc as a cookl'
Applicant--"O, indeed l have. was
the cook Of Mr.. and Mrs. P1tcrby for
three years.
"Nhy did you leave thcml'
81 didn't leave them. They left me.
They both dicd".
"What OFF,
"Dysp psO"-- [Siftiugs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-16

A parrot in indianapolis died with all
the symptoms of diphlhcria after being
in the room and pcitcd by the children
uill icted with the disease.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-16
Scotland and tho Thistle.

1t is hard to tell how the thistle came
to be the badge Of Scotland, but find
the following tradition Of its origin.
When the Danes invaded the country
night surprise was attempted. In order
the more completely TO hide their adj
vance from the Scots, tho Danish SOL
dcrs walked barefoot. For II while all
went well, till one Of the Danes hap
pcncd to tread on thistle The pain
caused by the pricj;lcs made HIM cry
out, and his cry disclosed tie fact Of
the intended assault. The Scots at once
took their arms, and fell on the invaders
with such vigor that they routed them.
The thistle thereafter became the
national emblem, and its Lotin Legend
"Ncmo me impunc loccssjt," which has
been freely TRANSLATED, "Yc danrno med
die wi nc" denoted the pugnocity Of
the Scots. - Little Folks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1887-03-16
CHILDREN's COLUMN.

a Large Family.
"Mamma," said little Daisy
As she gozsd at tho stars so mild,
"You think I'm lot Of trouble.
And you say drive you wild;
But think OF the Mamma Noon"
Said impassiyo little Daisy,
"Iyhat lot Of babies she has;
shou d think she would go crazy"
-[Harpcr's Bazar,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-16
Terrible State or AfTairs.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, June H. In this city it
has been the custom for number of years
past to continue picnics beyond midnight
The Rev II. f. ORoiliy, of the Annuncia-
tion Catholic church Of this city, spoke Sum
day in the most severe terms of the custom
In conclusion he said: 'For seventeen years
l have watched over the faithful of this par
ish, aud l am sorry to say that there have
been more illegitimate children baptized in
this church during the past year than in the
combined sixteen years preceding. This dis
graceful violation Of ths divine and civil
laws must be stopped. Ii you, as parents,
Cannot control your children you should re-
port them to the church. If the church fails
in reformation, then the disobedient youths
shall be treated as heathens, and you or
cannot be held responsible. But in this cru
SADIE am more determined than ever. If
can learn the names of any girls who will
remain at picnics after dark or attend balls,
| win l1neel at this altar and ask the faithful
to join me in requesting Almighty God to
infict punishment on the diobedient ones in
proportion to their guilt.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-16
A CRITICAL SITUATION.
THE THREATENING STATE OF AT.
FAIRS IN AFGl1ANlsTAN.

The Fate OF the Ameer Depending ON the
Battle Which win Begin on Jlne ss.
The London Press Aroused-ParnelI and
the Pope-Other toEeign News.
LONDON; June d. The fate of the ameer
of Afgbanistan is now wholly dependent
upon the success of his forces in their com
ing battle with the Gailzais, confronting
them which will be precipitatsd immedi-
ately after the expiration Of the Mohamme-
dan feast Of the Ramadan, devoutly OBJ
served by the Indians and Afghans, aud
which will expire ON June %.
The TaralShi clan, one of the most power
full aggregations Of small Afghan tribes
loyal to the ameer, hal collected in the Nava
Valley, awaiting the termination Of the
Ramadan when they would join the ameers
army and assist them, but the Ghilzais have
cut of all communication between the Naya
Valley and the main army of the ameer by
seizing the only two passes affording
means of communication, and Shere Jan,
the commander of the Tarqkhis, is likely to
have as much as he can do to get out of his
self-made trap in any direction and leave the
ameer to take care Of himself
The ameer's popularity has disappeared,
and If he does not succeed in quelling the re-
bellion against his authority at his next bat
tie with the insurgents he must fall. His
defeat or death at this time would be of
enormous advantage to the British, since it
would furnish a pretext for British occupa-
tion of the whole of Afghanistan and the
preparations of the Indian government for
awaiting itself of the benefit arising from
pithar continyancV ara oiraadv oon,r,IaAo
The work Of fortifying certain important
positions along the ro1te-to Candahar is
complete, and the railways through Khaiok
and Gwajja passes are in condition as to
roadbed and equipment to transport loo, 900
troops upon the shortest notice
Russia's intrigues with the governor Of
Badakshan have resulted in the purchase by
Russian agents of the entire grain crop Of
that province, and the announcement of the
transaction has aroused the London press to
a TRADE against Russian movements and
Russian methods on the frontier, and an ur-
gent appeal to the government to demand
of the government at St Petersburg the inn
mediate withdrawal Of its soldiers within
the boundaries Of its own territory The oc-
cupation of Kerki is denounced as a warlike
menace, and the appointment of the pre-
tender, lskander Khan, as governor of
Penjdeh, the making of that place Russian
advance post and the establishment of a hos
tile garrison opposite the Ameer's position
on the Oxus river at Khoia Saleh, are char
acterized as acts tautqmOunt to a declara-
ton of war against England, and the foreign
office is asked what ac5ion it intends to take
to uphold British honor and maintain British
integrity.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-16
Muddled Aceounta ~ 49.

New YoRK, June 15.--The Sunday after
noon sessions Of District Assembly 40,
Knights Of Labor, are prolonged far into
the night nowadays, The auditing commit
tee, Of which Michael A. Hanley is chair
man, was to report last Sunday, but did not,
and instead two Of the committee handed in
their designations. The delegates were at
loss to know what it all meant. The two
committeeman made speeches that puzzled
them. The delegates tried to unravel things
yesterday when their heads were cool. They
made out that the building fund was short
5000, and that the shortage was unlike the
shortage OF $500 in the assistance fund.- be-
cause while that, it was said, had gone into
the general maintenance fund, it was hard
to account for the 5000 shortage The two
committeeman said that the accounts were
30 muddled that no one could make head or
tail out of them, and they did not care to
append their names to report.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-16
JAMES M. BUFFUM.
Death of Another of the Band of Original
AbOlitiOnists.


BosToN, June 1.-the Hon. James M.
Buffum, one of the last of the band of orig
inal Abolitionists led by Garrison and Phil
lips, died at his home in Lynn last evening
at 10 o'clock Mr. Buffum had been gradu-
ally failing for several months and his death
was known to be not far in the future when
he celebrated his eightieth birthday few
weeks ago. He had been unconscious for
forty eight hours previous to his death, and
passed away without suffering. Only his
family were present.
The lnti-slavery cause early enlisted Mr..
BuRdns sympathy and active cooperation.
He made the acquaintance Of William Lloyd
Garrison in 1881, whose lifelong friendship
and esteem he retained. The Liberator
dates its existence from that year, and Mr.
BuiPum was a subscriber and constant
reader during its continuance of thirty
years When Fred Douglass was dragged
out of a car on the Eastern railroad because
of his color, Mr. Butfum heroically fought
the mob. He said Douglass went to Europe
in 1916 to protest against the Free Church of
Scotland keeping the money contributed to
it by the shareholders of America. The two
champions CO. operated with Henry G.
Wright and George Thompson, and held
anti-slavery meetings in Scotland During
that memorable trip Mr. Buffum made
friends with Cobd9n AMI Bright, O'Connell,
Father Matthew, Richard D. Webb, the COR
respondent of Edmund Quincy, and James
Haughton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-16
Nlal.lng Game Of a Newsboy.

CHICAGO, June l5.-Georgie Seaman and
Percy Field were playing with a rifle III
front Of their house yesterday, when Arthur
Moon, a newsboy, came along crying his
papers. It struck the two playmates that
shot at this boy would be lots of fun, so
Percy drew bead with such success as to
bury q bullet in the packet of papers, the
target, carried at his side. The newsboy
dropped his papers and came over to investi-
gate. 1t was Georgie's turn and he fired
The newsboy stopped abruptly, and then
sank in a heap on the street. Policemen. at
tracted by the shooting, came up and found
the newsboy suffering with deep and ugly
wound in his right thigh. The two gunners
fed, and the police are still after them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-16

LONDON, June l5-Mr. Chamberlain and
Mr.. Goschen are preparing a wholesale land
purchase bill to be Introduced at the end Of
the present session OF parliament The bill
is the product of an Irish lord Justices brain
and is on several linei-migration, emigra-
tion, consolidation and land purchase-and
the credit of the British taxpayer is to be
pledged only as matter of form. The pop
ulation is to be transported from the con-
gested districts to some of the reclaimable
waste land of Ireland, or else sent to the col
onies and their small holdings consolidated
The landlords are to be bought ouo IN a
generous scale of purchase The Unionists
base great calculations upon the virtues of
this nostrum and it is they who are mainly
Instrumental in eggng on the Irish land
lords to carry out evictions.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-16
Ta neer spIrltuoua LIanor2

RALEIGH, n @, june l5.-Richard
Giersch, liquor dealer in this city, was
arrested on Saturday last upon the charge Of
selling beer in alle cd violation Of the local
option law, which prohibits the sale OF
''spirituous liquors. He sued out writ Of
habeas corpus upon which he had hearing
yesterday afternoon before the full beach OF
the supreme court Couasel for Giersch
argued that 20 : and wine are not Spirit
nous liquorsn Within the meaning Of the law,
and that consequently Gierac should be
aisch rged As the law applies to all places
where the sale Of liquor has been prohibited
by "loc,il option" che deci ion of the court
upon tho question raised is looked for with
much interast
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-16
The Apache Troubles.

Tucson, A. t., June A. The hostiles are
supposed to be in the east end of the Santa
Catalina mountains, as their signal smoke
has been distinctly seen. Troops of cavalry
are operating in that locality More than a
hundred fighting bucks are out, all well
armed. The chief of the Avarapia Apaches
says there will be a big Indian war; more
than four hundred warriors will soon be-in
the field, all with good guns and plenty of
ammunition. Nearly all OF his young bucks
have joined the hostile. All OF the noun
tains have been fired. The Indians say this
was done to stop troops from using the hello
graph signal fash The crest of the Santa
Catalinas last night was ablaze for fifteen
miles
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-16
Aotreaaes Get Fivo Cents Damnoaa

CHICAGO, June l5.--Judge Gary yesterday
gave judgment for five cents in favor of
the three st. Felix sisters and against Mrs.
Sophia w. Knight, wife Of George s.
Knight, the comedian. The sisters were en-
ployed in their dramatic capacity in "Over
the Garden Wall. Their contract required
them to dress well on and off the stage and
conduct themselves like ladies. The agree
rnent was for thirty weeks at $40 a week for
the three. After being paid for twenty-seven
weeks Mrs. Knight discharged them, and
they sued to recover for three weeks salary.
Judge Gary said the evidence all showed
chat the girls did not behave like ladies as
their contract required. The sisters were
allowed Ave cents damages tn save costs.
They appealed.